Shore Town Undertakes One of Its Largest Beach-Fill Projects

A barrier island in Cape May County that links two popular Jersey Shore towns will be getting more sand as part of a massive forthcoming beach fill project. Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi announced that the beach-fill project will repair damage to the seven-mile island sustained during a Nor'Easter in October of 2015 and a winter storm a few months later. Sand for the project will be dredged from nearby Townsends Inlet. Borough officials stated that the beach-fill is poised to be...